Q&A Fashion and beauty Local experts give their beauty advice! RE-WEAR, RE-LOVE My husband and I are trying to be as eco-friendly as possible whilst planning our wedding. How can I ensure I’m doing the same with my dress? There are many eco-friendly reasons why you should hire your dream wedding dress and not purchase it. The fashion industry already has an enormous impact on the environment, and this includes the manufacture of bridalwear. By renting a wedding dress you’re helping to lessen this impact by lowering the need for new raw materials and cutting down on material waste, reducing the energy and litres of water consumed in the production of new dresses and the carbon emissions from shipping. As most purchased wedding dresses are only worn once, by renting your dress you’ll also be minimising waste ensuring less wedding dresses end up at the bottom of the wardrobe or in landfill. Wedding dress rental is not only good for the planet but also for your pocket! Alyson Scrivener www.somethingborrowedbridal.co.uk SAVE YOUR SKIN! I have particularly oily skin. How can I best prepare it so that my make-up stays on all day without looking shiny? Having oily skin comes with its challenges, especially in the summer. However, here are a few of my tips to ensure the longevity of your make-up even in warm weather. The best way to start your make-up is with a clarifying toner. The Mehron skin prep pro or La RochePosay clarifying lotion are some of my favourites. These help get rid of excess oil on the skin. I apply a little bit of this with a cotton pad all over the face. The next step is to apply anti-sweat cream. The 3B Saver Gel or Carpe sweat absorbing face lotion are quite effective at controlling skin moisture levels. If you can’t find these, then make sure you use an oil-free moisturiser. You don’t want to add any unnecessary grease to skin that already has a tendency to get oily but you still want to moisturise because sometimes skin produces oil to overcompensate for the lack of moisture. Next, I’d use a mattifying primer and add a layer of a loose translucent powder, especially to the T- zone and smile line. Don’t be afraid to add some of this to the brow area - this will help create a barrier between the skin and the make-up and should help stop excess oil coming through. My favourite product for this step is the Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse Mattifying Primer, the RCMA No-Colour Powder or Laura Mercier translucent powder. Now that you’re done prepping the skin you want to make sure your foundation is matte. Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r foundation or Estee Lauder foundation are some of the best foundations on the market for this! Once applied they don’t budge! Don’t forget to go back and apply your translucent powder all over the skin to set this in place. I apply this with a slightly damp sponge, but you can use a velvet powder puff. You may even want to apply a pressed powder for extra insurance. The final step to this routine is to seal your makeup with a setting spray. The Charlotte Tilbury setting spray is a current favourite in my professional kit. Carmel Adekunle www.instagram.com/sincerelycarmel www.rapidimageuk.com ASK THE EXPERTS 79
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